Hellmuth hand from last night's NL tournament win at WSOP

joelgittel · 07-26-2006, 09:22 AM

What do you guys make of this hand? Do you like the PF limp? What about his raise and call on the flop? Can you imagine his reaction if he was in Cabrera's shoes and his opponent played the hand the same way he did and hit runner runner against him? That would have been fun to watch.

Phil Hellmuth calls from under the gun and Elio Cabrera limps from the small blind. Juha Helppi checks his option and the flop comes KhQd9h. Cabrera checks and Helppi bets $45,000. Hellmuth raises to $145,000 and Cabrera moves all in for $280,000 total. Helppi folds and Hellmuth makes the call. Cabrera turns over Js10d for the nut straight. Hellmuth shows Kd5d and is behind. However, the turn is the 2d and the river is the 7d. Hellmuth makes runner runner flush to eliminated Cabrera.

EdmondDantes · 08-21-2006, 04:16 PM

I'm pretty sure Hellmuth would've come apart at the seams had he been on the wrong side of it. I think Hellmuth's usually pretty solid, but this call is one of the worst I've seen in pro poker. Hellmuth must've thought Cabrera was on a draw, but I'd have to pretty sure of my read to call bet with TP5K from a guy who's pushed with two to act. As it was, we saw that his read was WAY off and he was a 13 to 1 dog with his tournament life on the line. Someone should remind him of that the next time he goes off on some dude that hits a 40/60 dog on him.

Edmond

07-26-2006, 09:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
joelgittel Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 4	Hellmuth hand from last night's NL tournament win at WSOP What do you guys make of this hand? Do you like the PF limp? What about his raise and call on the flop? Can you imagine his reaction if he was in Cabrera's shoes and his opponent played the hand the same way he did and hit runner runner against him? That would have been fun to watch. Phil Hellmuth calls from under the gun and Elio Cabrera limps from the small blind. Juha Helppi checks his option and the flop comes KhQd9h. Cabrera checks and Helppi bets $45,000. Hellmuth raises to $145,000 and Cabrera moves all in for $280,000 total. Helppi folds and Hellmuth makes the call. Cabrera turns over Js10d for the nut straight. Hellmuth shows Kd5d and is behind. However, the turn is the 2d and the river is the 7d. Hellmuth makes runner runner flush to eliminated Cabrera.

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08-21-2006, 04:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
EdmondDantes Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Formerly, Chateau d'If. Now, at large in California...last seen in Fresno, propping 2/2 NL... Posts: 52	I'm pretty sure Hellmuth would've come apart at the seams had he been on the wrong side of it. I think Hellmuth's usually pretty solid, but this call is one of the worst I've seen in pro poker. Hellmuth must've thought Cabrera was on a draw, but I'd have to pretty sure of my read to call bet with TP5K from a guy who's pushed with two to act. As it was, we saw that his read was WAY off and he was a 13 to 1 dog with his tournament life on the line. Someone should remind him of that the next time he goes off on some dude that hits a 40/60 dog on him. Edmond